Kyle Richards and Mauricio Umansky are on ‘standstill’ in their marriage as they refuse to address Morgan Wade romance rumors for fear the ‘difficult conversations’ could destroy their relationship, insiders say.
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills stars announced in July that they were splitting after 27 years of marriage, but they have not made any progress on whether they will divorce or reconcile.
Mauricio, 53, is reportedly afraid to bring up his wife’s close friendship with Morgan, 29, while Kyle, 55, is said to be afraid to ask her estranged husband how he feels about dating other women.
“Mauricio and Kyle are strangely close,” a source told DailyMail.com.
Mauricio Umansky and Kyle Richards are reportedly on hiatus as they refuse to comment on whether either party wants to move on
Mauricio, 53, is afraid to address his wife’s close friendship with 29-year-old Morgan Wade (pictured) because he fears it will be the end of their marriage, insiders claim
“They both feel that if they have these difficult conversations, it will lead them to a final place where they will never find another friendship, let alone a marriage — but that’s exactly what they have to do to keep their relationship going.” to recover.
“They need to change how they approach each other and their concerns.
“If they can get to that place and talk together about what Morgan is to Kyle or if Mauricio wants to fall in love with someone else – and not through cameras for their reality shows – they will get the answers they want and need.
“Nobody wants to be the first to take that step and that’s why they are where they are now, separated and most likely forever.”
The source continued, “Will that happen? It doesn’t seem like it, but if they can be convinced or convince themselves to go down that path, it will benefit their entire family. Reason must outweigh emotion.’
DailyMail.com has reached out to representatives for Kyle and Mauricio for comment.
The estranged couple, who tied the knot in 1996, have daughters Alexia, 27, Sophia, 24, and Portia, 16.
Kyle is also mother to daughter Farrah, 35, who she has with ex, Guraish Aldjufrie.
The couple announced in July 2023 that they were splitting after 27 years – but no progress has been made on the future of their marriage
The source adds that Kyle, 55, is also afraid to ask her estranged husband, 53, how he feels about dating other women.
Earlier this month, the actress and socialite admitted she’d been “curious” about kissing a woman in a teaser for the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills finale — and spoke out about dating rumors surrounding herself and Morgan.
She also got teary as she addressed the cheating rumors about her estranged husband.
During the reunion, the reality star said it was “no one’s business” as to the reasoning behind the divorce.
She brought up a comment made in the season 13 finale, where the star previously said, “Things happened that made (her) lose confidence.”
Kyle became emotional and told host Andy Cohen, “In every marriage there are issues, and they come up, and then something happened like I said in my interview that made me lose my trust.”
In addition to their breakup, Mauricio and Kyle have also dealt with family drama.
Kyle and Mauricio, seen here in 1998, have yet to file for divorce since splitting eight months ago
The couple pictured with their three daughters Alexia, 27, Sophia, 24, and 16-year-old Portia, as well as Kyle’s eldest daughter Farrah, 36
Earlier this week, Paris Hilton condemned her uncle Mauricio for publicly discussing a family feud that erupted years ago over affairs.
In his new Netflix series Buying Beverly Hills, Mauricio recalled how he left Paris’ father’s firm, Hilton & Hyland, in 2011 to start a rival agency, causing an explosive rift between Kyle and her family, who stopped talking to her.
Paris angrily denounced Mauricio for “using the Hilton name every chance he got to plug his lame show.”
“My dad is a perfect gentleman and has always taken the higher road,” she wrote on Instagram.
‘He would never speak negatively about his family, especially in the press. Frankly, we’re all tired of him using the Hilton name every chance he gets to plug his lame show. It’s enough already.’
An insider close to Mauricio has since insisted to DailyMail.com that he did not want to upset Kyle with his comments about her family’s affairs.
Paris Hilton (pictured) slammed her uncle Mauricio for publicly discussing a family feud that broke out years ago over affairs
On social media, she blasted Mauricio for “using the Hilton name every chance he got to plug his lame show.”
“Mauricio hates that Kyle’s friends and family are against him for everything he does,” she added.
“He tries not to upset Kyle, but her friends piss her off and make it seem like everything he says or does is against her, which is so far from the truth.
‘He’s just being himself and Kyle has been made to believe he can’t be trusted.
“He would love it if Kyle was by his side all the time. Her army of friends and family want nothing to do with him. It seems like an impossible task to break through those walls.”
The real estate mogul addressed Paris’ comments in a new interview with Entertainment Tonight, saying he split from the Hilton’s because he wanted to “take care” of his family.
“Look, it’s sad that she got so upset about that, but at the end of the day, it’s two businessmen making two business decisions,” he told the publication.
‘I felt like I deserved something. I asked for something, he didn’t want to do it, and then I decided to go alone.
“I wanted to provide for my family, I wanted to be successful, I wanted to get ahead, I wanted to do the most I could, and ultimately I made that decision to just keep doing this thing. . There’s certainly no bad blood on my side.’